
Legal Experiments for Development in Latin America
Modernization, Revolution and Social Justice
Helena Alviar Garcia(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 23. February 2021
Book
Hardback
132 pages
978-0-367-35672-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a nuanced picture of how diverse legal debates on the pursuit of economic development and modernization have played out in Latin America since independence.
The opposing concepts of modernization theory and Dependency Theory can be seen to be playing out within the field of legal transformation, as some legal analysts define law as a closed, formal, rational system, and others see law as inseparable from economic, social and political change. Legal experiments have followed these trends, in some cases using legal instruments to guarantee classical, civil and political rights, and in others demanding radical transformation of existing legal structures. This book traces these debates across the key topics of: economic development and foreign investment; property; resource and power distribution in terms of gender and social policy. Drawing on a wide range of literature, the book adds complexity and color to our understanding of these themes in Latin America.
This insightful exploration of comparative law within Latin America provides the tools needed to understand legal transformation in the region, and as such will be of interest to researchers within law, political sociology, development and Latin American studies.
The opposing concepts of modernization theory and Dependency Theory can be seen to be playing out within the field of legal transformation, as some legal analysts define law as a closed, formal, rational system, and others see law as inseparable from economic, social and political change. Legal experiments have followed these trends, in some cases using legal instruments to guarantee classical, civil and political rights, and in others demanding radical transformation of existing legal structures. This book traces these debates across the key topics of: economic development and foreign investment; property; resource and power distribution in terms of gender and social policy. Drawing on a wide range of literature, the book adds complexity and color to our understanding of these themes in Latin America.
This insightful exploration of comparative law within Latin America provides the tools needed to understand legal transformation in the region, and as such will be of interest to researchers within law, political sociology, development and Latin American studies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
2 s/w Tabellen
2 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
307 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-35672-9 (9780367356729)
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Helena Alviar Garcia is Professor of Law at Sciences Po Law School in Paris.
Content
Introduction 1. Enshrining economic models into the constitution: "It's not about 30 pesos, it's about 30 years" handmade poster of Chilean protestors, 2019 2. Providing access to property: framed by economic development 3. Women and economic development: determined by reproductive work 4. Social policy and economic development: inseparable 5. Unpacking the multiple views of law Index